Challenges in teacher education: global influences and local solutions

Kennedy, A. (2024) Challenges in teacher education: global influences and local solutions. Educação, Sociedade & Culturas(67), pp. 1-15. (doi: 10.24840/esc.vi67.779)

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Abstract

Teacher education is influenced by a global meta-narrative that states that improving the quality of teacher education will lead to improved pupil outcomes, which in turn will lead to economic competitiveness in the global context. Thus, teacher education is seen as a powerful lever for achieving this ambition and is therefore positioned as a policy problem. This article outlines some of the key global challenges both in terms of global teacher education policy and in relation to wider societal influences. It problematises the notion that global challenges can be addressed by wholesale global solutions, arguing that liberal democratic governance in the global north mitigate against longer term reform that does not achieve results within one election cycle. Instead, the article suggests that certain programme/partnership-level changes can work in powerful ways to achieve an ambition of more socially progressive teacher education.

Item Type:Articles
Keywords:teacher education, global policy, neoliberal influence, liberal democracies.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Kennedy, Professor Aileen
Authors: Kennedy, A.
Subjects:L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Education
Journal Name:Educação, Sociedade & Culturas
Journal Abbr.:ESC
Publisher:Universidade do Porto
ISSN:0872-7643
ISSN (Online):2184-8408
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2024 The Author
First Published:First published in Educação, Sociedade & Culturas 67:1-15
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License
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